New girl at the bench

[Hobbychick]

I just washed and rinsed the model of Ch’n-Han 75mm one of the Five Cyclones from
Modeland .it As I’m new to working with miniature figures I wanted to confirm my thoughts on the building before priming. I was thinking of doing sub-assembly on the figure as I see from the pictures the arms will be close to the body which will make painting a completed figure difficult. Look forward to your feedback

 

[theBaron]

Pictures! Pictures!

Yes, you've got the right idea. I'll do as much assembly as I can, without interfering with painting details

Prost!
Brad

 

[Hobbychick]

Thanks Brad. I had trouble uploading a photo because it was too big. Trying to figure out how to minimize it from my iPhone photo library. I think I might have figured it out

 

[Nap]

Hi Anne

Being a bust only painter ...of sorts ! ......I make up bust fully after washing , drying and priming in a Matt black spray and then mounting on the actual base

Nice picture of the resin , looks detailed

Look forward to more on the WIP ....why not start a thread in VBench

Always happy to help ref pics or anything else

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Hobbychick]

This piece didn’t come with a base. Will hopefully be getting one soon. Thanks for your tip I’ll post on VBench sometime this week

 

[theBaron]

Hi, Anne, no sweat!
From a look at the kit, it looks like it's been engineered to allow for painting some bits separately and then attach them relatively simply. The arms, for example-the right one can be attached once that sleeve is finished, and the left one looks like the seam was placed with care to put it along a natural horizontal detail. You're on the right path with your idea.
Prost!
Brad

 

[Hobbychick]

I’m coming into the homestretch on the figure I’m working on and I’m curious if anyone uses a matte spray to seal the deal so to speak to keep the figure looking good

 

[sd0324]

I do. I use Testors dull cote on a slightly warm figure. Completely matte when dry.

Steve

 

[Hobbychick]

I do. I use Testors dull cote on a slightly warm figure. Completely matte when dry.

Steve

Steve, what do you do to get the figure slightly warm? I haven’t heard of this before

 

[sd0324]

I warm it up slightly in an open crock pot that "disappeared" from the kitchen to my work bench at a low setting while the can is warming in a bowl of warm water. I know this sounds crazy but it dries really matte.


Steve

 

[captnenglish]

This figure looks like it would be terribly fun to paint.

 

[Nap]

Hi Anne

Great to hear this is progressing , looking forward to seeing the pics

For others here's the link to V bench https://www.planetfigure.com/posts/1259949/

Happy benchtime and have fun

Nap

 

[Hobbychick]

I warm it up slightly in an open crock pot that "disappeared" from the kitchen to my work bench at a low setting while the can is warming in a bowl of warm water. I know this sounds crazy but it dries really matte.


Steve

Thanks Steve, I’ll make a note of that

 

[Hobbychick]

This figure looks like it would be terribly fun to paint.

Capt’n it’s been not too bad although the straps around the legs were a bit challenging